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High Court of Uganda

The High Court of Uganda is the third court of record in order of hierarchy and has unlimited original jurisdiction, which means that it can try any case of any value or crime of any magnitude. Appeals from all Magistrates Courts go to the High Court. 

The High Court is headed by the Honorable Principal Judge who is responsible for the administration of the court and has supervisory powers over Magistrate's courts. 

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September 2025
Kitosi Saleh and Another v Anastanzia Muliro (Civil Appeal No. 57 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 1179 (25 September 2025)
A separated surviving spouse cannot inherit intestate land absent evidence of joint purchase; appeal allowed.
Land law – proof of purchase – requirement that a joint purchase be established by probative evidence; reliance on the land purchase agreement as conclusive proof of ownership Evidence – judicial notice – courts may take judicial notice only with supporting reference materials; trial court erred by taking notice without evidence per Evidence Act Succession – separation of spouses (Succession Act s.26) – separated surviving spouse may be excluded from intestate estate; children remain beneficiaries. Appellate review – re-evaluation of evidence and interference where lower court’s findings rest on speculation or misdirection
 25 September 2025
Sekuku Charles v Egatta Clement (Civil Appeal No. 16 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 1181 (25 September 2025)
Unchallenged sale agreement established title; appellant failed to prove inheritance or res judicata—appeal dismissed with costs.
Admissibility of documents – custodian tendering deceased's instrument; unchallenged written agreement as definitive proof of title; oral evidence cannot supersede a valid written instrument absent fraud, coercion or illegality; failure to prove title by inheritance or other lawful means; res judicata requires production of prior judgment and proper locus of earlier forum; procedural compliance with Order 43 CPR regarding framing of grounds of appeal.
 25 September 2025
Kafuko Mujjasi v Mutwalibu Lukungu (Civil Appeal No. 50 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 943 (16 September 2025)
Appellate court upheld a valid sale and ordered eviction, rejecting illiteracy and rental defences and affirming damages.
Land law – validity and proof of sale agreements – separate acknowledgements read together as one contract of sale when consistent and properly witnessed Evidence – assessment of witness credibility and corroboration by payments and boundary marking Tort – occupation after lawful transfer of ownership constitutes trespass justifying eviction. Civil procedure – appellate re-evaluation of evidence; tribunal empowered to amend or frame issues (Order 15 Rule 5(1)) Damages – general and exemplary damages must be proved but may be upheld for proven denial of use and inconvenience
 16 September 2025
Byakuno John v Maganda Sulaiman (Civil Appeal No.172 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 941 (3 September 2025)
An unappealed LC.11 (parish) judgment on a land dispute bars subsequent re‑litigation; appeal dismissed and LC.11 judgment enforced.
Land law – Jurisdiction and first-instance forum – Section 76A Land Act – Parish/Ward (LC.11) courts as courts of first instance for land disputes. Res judicata – Prior LC.11 judgment bars re-litigation of same matter not appealed Enforcement – Duty to enforce unappealed LC.11 judgments and execute orders for vacant possession
 3 September 2025
Ouma John and Others v Wandera Jackson Malebe and Another (Civil Suit No. 80 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 948 (3 September 2025)
A parish/ward court judgment on land is res judicata; subsequent suit is misconceived and vacated with possession ordered.
Land law – jurisdiction of parish/ward executive committee courts as courts of first instance; res judicata – enforcement of LC.11/parish court judgments; appellate review – limits where earlier local court has determined dispute; vacant possession and execution of local council judgment.
 3 September 2025